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Throughout the celebration of his life, Jonny’s band played a collection of his favourite songs to the hundreds who had packed themselves inside.

A constant stream of comments were also left on a Facebook Live, which was broadcast online to his 27,000 online followers.

The 37-year-old who lived in Leeds, but would busk up and down the country, died on March 14, after three days in the Critical Care Unit at Leeds General Infirmary.

The dad, who is understood to have had two young children, described himself as a singer/songwriter, street culture activist and professional busker who “takes songs to the streets and stages of the UK and beyond”.

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Many had seen him perform in Liverpool and he was known to have often sang outside Probe records in the city centre.

Someone who watched him perform in Liverpool wrote on his Facebook page: “So very sad to hear this shocking news. RIP Jonny. Thanks for the great memories/friendship and the changes you made for music on the streets of Liverpool.”